JavaScript Developer's Dictionary

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1 JavaScript Developer's Dictionary Copyright 2002 by Sams Publishing International Standard Book Number: Warning and Disclaimer Every effort has been made to make this book as complete and as accurate as possible, but no warranty or fitness is implied. The information provided is on an "as is" basis. The author and the publisher shall have neither liability nor responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damages arising from the information contained in this book. When reviewing corrections, always check the print number of your book. Corrections are made to printed books with each subsequent printing. To determine the printing of your book, view the copyright page. The print number is right-most number on the line below the "First Printing" line. For example, the following indicates the 4 th printing of a title. First Printing: August

2 Misprint Page 10, table at top of page, add following entry after IE5.5 line: IE6 x=new Object () x={} Page 21, line above last paragraph: Objname._defineSetter_('propname',getterFunc) Page 24, both lines directly above "Syntax" near top of page and near bottom: Nav6, IE5.5 Page 26, line above Syntax at top of page Nav6, IE5.5 Page 27, two-thirds down the page, line above Syntax: Nav6, IE5.5 Page 29, near bottom, line below Syntax objname.watch(propname, watchfunction) Page 38, table at top of page, add following entry after IE5.5 line: IE6 function functionname(arguments) {source} FunctionName = new Function(arguments, source) FunctionName = function (arguments) {source} Page 38, Description, third sentence: In the preceding chapter, you saw several examples of functions, including the ineq function. Page 40, fourth full paragraph: In light of this, it is far easier to use the tostring method of Correction Objname._defineSetter_('propname',setterFunc) Nav6, IE5.5+ Nav6, IE5.5+ Nav6, IE5.5+ objname.watch("propname", watchfunction) In the preceding chapter, you saw several examples of functions. In light of this, it is far easier to use the tostring()

3 Function() objects than for...in statements to determine what exactly is a property of a function. Page 41, second full paragraph, first sentence: One of the most common examples of recursion is the factorial () function. Page 43, second paragraph, fourth sentence For users who don't have try...catch, error handling is limited to the onerror event handler, described in Chapter 31, "Programmable Elements." Page 46, line under Syntax and first sentence after that: functionname.arity The arity property of the Function() object returns the number of parameters expected by the function and is essentially identical to the Function().length property. Page 46, last full paragraph, first sentence: The arguments property of the Function() object is an array representing the arguments passed to the function, in order. Page 47, first two lines under arguments.callee header: JavaScript 1.2, JScript 5.5 Nav4, IE5.5 Page 47, last full paragraph, first sentence The arguments property of the Function() object is available only within the function, and refers to the function itself. method of Function() objects than for...in statements to determine what exactly is a property of a function. One of the most common examples of recursion is the factorial() function. For users who don't have try...catch, error handling is limited to the onerror event handler, described in Chapter 31, "Programmable Elements." functionname.arity The arity property of functions returns the number of parameters expected by the function and is essentially identical to the Function().length property. The arguments property of functions is an array representing the arguments passed to the function, in order. JavaScript 1.2+, JScript 5.5+ Nav4+, IE5.5+ The arguments.callee property of the functions is available only within the function, and refers to the function itself. Page 47, final three lines: JavaScript 1.1 JavaScript 1.1, JavaScript 1.5

4 Nav Deprecated in Nav4.06 Page 48, first sentence: The caller property of the Function() object refers to the Function() object which called the Function() object currently running. Page 48, first paragraph, last sentence and note below it: Netscape 6 dzoes not support this property in any form. Note... Page 48, sentence above Function().caller header: The length property of the Function() object refers to the number of arguments actually passed to the function. Page 48, second line under Function().caller header: Nav , IE4+ Page 48, last paragraph, first sentence and line above it: functionname.caller The caller property of the Function() object refers to the Function() object that called the Function() object currently running. Page 49, first line under syntax and sentence that follows: functionname.length The length property of the Function() object refers to the minimum number of arguments in a function definition. Page 49, second paragraph, second and third sentences: The length property of the Function() object returns the number of arguments specified in the function definition. The length property Nav3 4.05, Nav6.01+ Deprecated in Nav4.06-Nav6.00 The caller property of functions refers to the Function() object which called the Function() object currently running. Netscape 6.00 does not support this property in any form, but Netscape 6.01 recently reinstated the Function().caller syntax. The length property of functions refers to the number of arguments actually passed to the function. Nav , IE4+, Nav6.01+ functionname.caller The caller property of functions refers to the Function() object that called the Function() object currently running. functionname.length The length property of functions refers to the minimum number of arguments in a function definition. The length property of a function returns the number of arguments specified in the function definition. The

5 of the Function().arguments object returns the actual number of arguments received. Page 50, first sentence and three lines above it: Nav4.06+, IE5.5 Syntax Functionname.apply(thisobj, argumentsarray) The apply() method of the Function() object allows you to apply most functions as if they were methods of other objects. Page 50, bottom of page, lines above and below Syntax: Nav4.06+, IE5.5 functionname.call(thisobj,arg0, arg1, arg2...) Page 51, line above and below Syntax: Overrides Object().toString() functionname.tostring() Page 52, middle of page, under "Function().toSource" header, thirdfifth lines and first sentence after: Overrides Object.toSource() Syntax functionname.tosource() The tosource() method of the Function() object returns a string containing the source code of the Function() object. Page 52, under "Function().valueOf" header, third-fifth lines and first sentence after: Overrides Object.valueOf() Syntax functionname.vauleof() length property of the arguments object returns the actual number of arguments received. Nav4.06+, IE5.5+ Syntax Functionname.apply(thisobj, argumentsarray) The apply() method of functions allows you to apply most functions as if they were methods of other objects. Nav4.06+, IE5.5+ functionname.call(thisobj,arg0, arg1, arg2...) Overrides Objecty.prototype.toString functionname.tostring() Overrides Object.prototype.toSource Syntax functionname.tosource() The tosource() method of functions returns a string containing the source code of the Function() object. Overrides Object.prototype.valueOf Syntax functionname.vauleof() The valueof() method of functions returns the Function()

6 The valueof() method of the Function() object returns the Function() object itself. Page 58, add following entry to table after IE5.5/Jscript 5.5 entry: IE6 x = new Array(argument1, argument2...) x = new Array(length) x = new Array() // for zero-length arrays x = [] Page 61, bottom of page, first two lines under "index": JavaScript 1.2+, JScript 5.5 Nav4+, IE4+ object itself. JavaScript 1.2+, JScript 3.0+ Nav4+, IE4+ Page 62, first line under "input": JavaScript 1.2+, JScript 5.5 JavaScript 1.2+, JScript 3.0+ Page 62, first line under "length": Nav3+, IE4+ Nav3+, IE4+, JavaScript 1.1+, JScript 3.0+ Page 64, first line under "join()": JavaScript 1.1, JScript 3+ JavaScript 1.1+, JScript 3+ Page 64, first line under Syntax at top of page: var x = arrayobj.join(joinstring) Page 65, second line under "push()" Nav4+, IE5.5 Page 71, second line under "unshift() Nav4+, IE5.5 Page 78, Table at top of page All references to stringvalue should be italic var x = arrayobj.join(joinstring) Nav4+, IE5.5+ Nav4+, IE5.5+

7 Page 104, table at top of page, add the following entry after IE5.5/JScript 5.5 IE6 x = new Boolean() x = (comparison) Page 112, table at top of page, add the following entry after IE5.5/JScript 5.5 IE6 x = new Date() Page 112, third paragraph, last sentence: Thus, 1,000 would indicate 12:00:01 a.m. on January 1st, 1970 GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) time, precisely. Page 138, table at top of page: All references to "number" should italic Thus, 1,000 would indicate 12:00:01 a.m. on January 1st, 1970 GMT (Greenwich Mean Time, also known as Universal Coordinated Time, or UTC) time, precisely. Page 146, table 7.1, second line: y=0 z=0 z=0 z=0 z=0 z=0 y=0 z=0 z=0 z=0 z=number.nan z=number.nan Page 172, table at top of page, add following entry after IE5.5/JScript 5.5: IE6 x = new RegExp("regular-expression", "flags") x = /regular-expression/flag Page 173, Listing 9.1, lines 6, 12, 15: document.write(x.match(y) + "<br>") // displays the string "Hello" Page 174, Listing 9.2, lines 1, 10, 12, 13, 17: document.write(x.match(y) + "<br />") // displays the string "Hello"

8 document.write(w.match(x) + "<br>") // returns document.write(w.match(y) + "<br>") // returns ["o","or","o","o" document.write(w.match(z) + "<br>") // retunrs ["he","he","hee","hee"] Page 175, Listing 9.3, Lines 6, 9: document.write(x.match(y) + "<br>").. returns ab Page 175, Listing 9.4, lines 7, 15: Page 176, Listing 9.5, lines 6, 14, 15, 18: document.write(w.match(x) + "<br>") // returns ["b1","bc"] document.write(w.match(y) + "<br>" // returns ["b123bc"] Page 176, Listing 9.6, lines 6, 13, 16: document.write(x.match(y) + "<br>") // returns ["m", "m"] Page 177, Listing 9.7, lines 6, 14, 19: document.write(w.match(x) + "<br>") // returns ["zam", "qua"] document.write(w.match(x) + "<br />") // returns document.write(w.match(y) + "<br />") // returns ["o","or","o","o" document.write(w.match(z) + "<br />") // retunrs ["he","he","hee","hee"] document.write(x.match(y) + <br />).. returns ab document.write(w.match(x) + "<br />") // returns ["b1","bc"] document.write(w.match(y) + "<br />" // returns ["b123bc"] </p> document.write(x.match(y) + "<br/>") // returns ["m", "m"] document.write(w.match(x) + "<br />") // returns ["zam", "qua"]

9 Page 177, Listing 9.8, line 6: Page 178, Listing 9.8, line 6: Page 179, Listing 9.9, line 6: Page 179, Listing 9.9, lines 4, 9: document.write(w.match(y) + "<br>") // returns ["Cheese?"] Page 179, Listing 9.10, lines 6, 13: document.write(w.match(x) + "<br>") // returns ["3","1","4","1","5","9"] Page 180, Listing 9.10, line 1: Page 180, Listing 9.11, lines 6, 13, 16: document.write(x.match(y) + "<br>") // returns ["H", "e", "y"] document.write(w.match(y) + "<br />") // returns ["Cheese?"] document.write(w.match(x) + "<br />") // returns ["3","1","4","1","5","9"] document.write(x.match(y) + "<br />") // returns ["H", "e", "y"] Page 181, Listing 9.12, lines 6, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 27: document.write("original string: " + x + "<br>") document.write("matching: " + y " "<br>") document.write(x.match(y) + "<br>") // ["H", ",", "b", "!"] document.write("original string: " + x + "<br />") document.write("matching: " + y " "<br />") document.write(x.match(y) + "<br />") // ["H", ",", "b", "!"]

10 document.write("matching: " + p + "<br>") document.write(x.match(p) + "<br>") // ["y", " ", "r"] document.write("matching: " + z + "<br>") document.write(x.match(z) + "<br>") // ["e", "y", " ", "a", "t", "t", "e", "r" document.write("matching: " + q + "<br>") Page 182, Listing 9.13, lines 6, 14: Page 182, Listing 9.14, lines 6, 14: Page 183, Listing 9.15, lines 7, 14: document.write(x.match(y) + "<br>") // returns ["batta"] Page 184, Listing 9.15, line 2: Page 184, Listing 9.16, lines 6, 13, 16: document.write(x.match(y) + "<br>") // returns ["day-o"] Page 185, Listing 9.17, lines 1, 10, 13: document.write(x.match(y) + "<br>") // returns [] document.write("matching: " + p + "<br />") document.write(x.match(p) + "<br />") // ["y", " ", "r"] document.write("matching: " + z + "<br />") document.write(x.match(z) + "<br />") // ["e", "y", " ", "a", "t", "t", "e", "r" document.write("matching: " + q + "<br />") document.write(x.match(y) + "<br />") // returns ["batta"] document.write(x.match(y) + "<br />") // returns ["day-o"] document.write(x.match(y) + "<br />") // returns []

11 Page 187, Listing 9.19, lines 6, 12-15, 17, 20-22, 25-27, 29-30: document.write("original string: " + x + "<br>") document.write("regexp.index: " + RegExp.index +"<br>") // returns 5 document.write(regexp.lastindex: " + RegExp.lastIndex + "<br>" // returns 9 document.write(regexp.charat: " + x.charat(regexp.lastindex) + "<br>") // returns "b" document.write("x.charat: " + x.charat(regexp.lastindex) + "<br>") // returns "a" document.write("y.exec(x) <br>" document.write("regexp.index: " + RegExp.index + "<br>") // returns 5 document.write("regexp.lastindex: " + RegExp.lastIndex + "<br>") // returns 9 document.write("y.exec(x) <br>") document.write("regexp.index: " + RegExp.index + "<br>") // returns 5 document.write("regexp.lastindex: " + RegExp.lastIndex + "<br>") // returns 9 document.write("y.exec(x) <br>") document.write("regexp.index: " + RegExp.index + "<br>") // returns 11 in IE5.5, Page 189, fourth line under RegExp.input/RegExp.$_: IE5.5 (RegExp.$_) document.write("original string: " + x + "<br />") document.write("regexp.index: " + RegExp.index +"<br />") // returns 5 document.write(regexp.lastindex: " + RegExp.lastIndex + "<br />" // returns 9 document.write(regexp.charat: " + x.charat(regexp.lastindex) + "<br />") // returns "b" document.write("x.charat: " + x.charat(regexp.lastindex) + "<br> /") // returns "a" document.write("y.exec(x) <br />" document.write("regexp.index: " + RegExp.index + "<br />") // returns 5 document.write("regexp.lastindex: " + RegExp.lastIndex + "<br />") // returns 9 document.write("y.exec(x) <br />") document.write("regexp.index: " + RegExp.index + "<br />") // returns 5 document.write("regexp.lastindex: " + RegExp.lastIndex + "<br />") // returns 9 document.write("y.exec(x) <br />") document.write("regexp.index: " + RegExp.index + "<br />") // returns 11 in IE5.5, IE5.5+ (RegExp.$_)

12 Page 189,second line under RegExp.().lastIndex: Nav4+, IE5.5 Page 189, line under Syntax: RegExp.$n Page 190, second line under RegExp.lastMatch: Nav4+, IE5.5 Page190, second line under, RegExp.lastParen: Nav4+, IE5.5 Page 190, Listing 9.21, line 6: Page 191, Listing 9.21, lines 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14: document.write(regexp.input + "<br>") document.write(regexp.$_+ "<br>") // returns x, not supported under Netscape document.write (RegExp.lastMatch + "<br>") // returns "ex" document.write (RegExp.lastParen + "<br>") // returns "e" document.write (RegExp.lastMatch + "<br>") // returns "ex" document.write (RegExp.lastParen + "<br>") // returns "e" Page 191, second line under RegExp.leftContext: Nav4+, IE5.5 Page 191, second line under RegExp.rightContext: Nav4+, IE5.5 Page 192, Listing 9.22, lines 6, 12, 14, 18: Nav4+, IE5.5+ RegExp["$n"] Nav4+, IE5.5+ Nav4+, IE5.5+ document.write(regexp.input + "<br />") document.write(regexp.$_+ "<br />") // returns x, not supported under Netscape document.write (RegExp.lastMatch + "<br />") // returns "ex" document.write (RegExp.lastParen + "<br />") // returns "e" document.write (RegExp.lastMatch + "<br />") // returns "ex" document.write (RegExp.lastParen + "<br />") // returns "e" Nav4+, IE5.5+ Nav4+, IE5.5+

13 document.write(regexp.leftcontext + "<br>") // returns "The ox met the ax, and document.write(regexp.rightcontext + "<br>") // returns "ed." Page 192, line under Syntax: RegexpObj.source Page 193, second line under RegExp().multiline: Nav6, IE5.5 Page 194, line under Syntax: regexpobj.compile(pattern [, flags]) Page 196, third line under RegExp().toSource(): Overrides Object().toSource() Page 197, third line under RegExp().toString(): Overrides Object().toString() Page 197, third line under RegExp().valueOf(): Overrides Object().valueOf() Page 208, add following note above Methods: Mozilla builds also include a stack property (BUG at bugzilla.mozilla.org). I requested it. It will be in Netscape 7. Page 215, first two lines under decodeuri(): JavaScript1.5,JScript 5.5 Nav6, IE5.5 document.write(regexp.leftcontext + "<br />") // returns "The ox met the ax, and document.write(regexp.rightcontext + "<br />") // returns "ed." RegexpObj.source Nav6, IE5.5+ regexpobj.compile(pattern [, flags]) Overrides Object.prototype.toSource() Overrides Object.prototype.toString() Overrides Object.prototype.valueOf() JavaScript1.5,JScript 5.5+ Nav6, IE5.5+ Page 215, first two lines under decodeuricomponent(): JavaScript1.5,JScript 5.5 JavaScript1.5,JScript 5.5+

14 Nav6, IE5.5 Page 216, first two lines under encodeuri(): JavaScript1.5,JScript 5.5 Nav6, IE5.5 Page 216, first two lines under encodeuricomponent(): JavaScript1.5,JScript 5.5 Nav6, IE5.5 Page 217, Listing 11.1, lines 6, 24: Page 221, Listing 11.2, lines 6, 17: Page 226, last full sentences on page: The return statement causes a Function object to return object to any object calling the function, and then exit the function. Page 230, first line under Syntax: Nav6, IE5.5+ JavaScript1.5,JScript 5.5+ Nav6, IE5.5+ JavaScript1.5,JScript 5.5+ Nav6, IE5.5+ The return statement causes a function to return object to any object calling the function, and then exit the function. Var varname [ + value] [, object [ + value] [,...] ] Var varname [ + value] [, object [ + value] [,...] ] Page 231, Listing 11.8, line 5: <head><title> Page 232, Listing 11.8, line 9, and delete lines 10, 11: Paging 232, Listing 11.9, line 7: <script langauge=" JavaScript" type="text.javascript"> <head><title></title></head> <script language=" JavaScript" type="text.javascript">

15 Paging 234, Listing 11.10, lines 3, 5: <script langauge="javascript" type="text/javascript"> var a = 1 // Thirdcommand executed Page 252, last line on page: x = new ConstructorFunction() Page 258, fourth line of first set of code, remove space at beginning of line Page 292, second line under frameelement: IE5.5 Page 310, lines 6, 26: Page 332, second paragraph, add following sentence: Listing 1.10 has another. Page 333, third paragraph, last sentence: Listing details the problem. Page 344, code in middle of page, lines 3, 4: <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" [ic:ccc]"dtd/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> Page 364, top of page, add following line after IE5.5/JScript 5.5: IE6 window object Page 365, near top of page, code line: <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript"> var a = 1 // Third command executed x = new ConstructorFunction() IE5.5+ Listing details the problem, and Listing 1.10 has a solution. <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Frameset//EN" [ic:ccc]"dtd/xhtml1-frameset.dtd"> <p id="mytarget>...<p> <p id="mytarget>...</p> Page 367, Listing 16.1, delete first line and replace with:

16 <? Xml version="1.0?> <!DOCTYPE...> <html xmlns=" <head><title></title></head> Page 369, line under Syntax: var x =] location.search [= "querystring"] Page 371, Listing 16.2, delete first line and replace with: <? Xml version="1.0?> <!DOCTYPE...> <html xmlns=" <head><title></title></head> Page 372, Listing 16.3, delete first line and replace with: <? Xml version="1.0?> <!DOCTYPE...> <html xmlns=" <head><title></title></head> Page 376, table at top of page, add following after IE5.5/JScript 5.5: IE6 window object Page 382, table at top of page, add following after IE5.5/JScript 5.5: IE6 Browser Page 387, second-to-last line on page: Navigator.mimeTypes['application/x-shockwave-flash'] Page 395, last paragraph, first sentence: [var x =] location.search [= "querystring"] navigator.mimetypes['application/x-shockwave-flash']

17 Similar to the getattribute method of the Document interface in Chapter 20, "Core DOM Objects," this value accepts a vcard object name as its first argument, a String() value. Page 408, table at top of page, add following after IE5.5/JScript 5.5: IE6 Browser Page 483, second-to-last line on page: var all = HTMLElement.getElementsByTagName('*') Page 499, Figure 21.1, add the callout "" just above scrollbarleft and point it inside the box. Page 520, add sentence above length header: If the first argument results in a collection, the second argument finds an element of the collection to return. Page 523, add sentence to end of last paragraph on page: See Chapter 33, "Styling for HTML Elements," for details. Page 524, add sentence to paragraph preceding defaultcharset header: See Chapter 35, "Cookies," for more information. Page 529, add sentence to paragraph preceding images header: See Chapter 33, "Styling for HTML Elements," for more information. Page 534, add sentence to paragraph preceding title header: See Chapter 33, "Styling for HTML Elements," for more information. Page 548, last line on page: document.recalc() Page 549, add sentence to paragraph preceding releaseevents() header: Similar to the getattribute method of the Document interface in Chapter 20, "Core DOM Objects," this value accepts a vcard object name as its first argument, a string. var all = HTMLElement.getElementsByTagName('*') document.recalc(boolvalue)

18 See Chapter 32, :DOM-2 Events and Event Handlers," for details. Page 562, Listing 24.1 delete lines 16 (<p>) and 23 (</p>) Page 567, table at bottom of page, each item in Created By column: <base>...</base> Page 569, add sentence to paragraph preceding target header: Netscape 6 supports this by the Node interface (Chapter 20, "Core DOM Objects"). Page 572, add sentence to paragraph preceding scheme header: Netscape 6 supports this by the Node interface (Chapter 20, "Core DOM Objects"). Page 574, Listing 24.2, line 5: If (document.getelementbyid) { Page 576, last line, delete Nav6 Page 577, add sentence to paragraph preceding text header: Netscape 6 supports this through the Node interface in Chapter 20, "Core DOM Objects." Page 583, first paragraph, first sentence: You should also, when writing your forms, aim for XHTML 1.0 Transitional; use both name and id attributes, matching their values. Netscape Communicator 4.x recognizes only the name attribute in its DOM, and the id attribute you should include anyway, as your forms are fairly important pieces of the document. Page 583, add following note after first paragraph: Netscape 4.x only recognizes the name attribute. Page 625, line preceding last paragraph on page: var x = HTMLOptionElement.selected <base/> if (document.getelementbyid) { You should also, when writing your forms, aim for XHTML 1.0 Transitional; use the name attribute for what you sent to the server, and the id attribute for your client browser. var x = HTMLOptionElement.selected

19 Page 630, first two lines after length header: JavaScript 1.0, JavaScript 1.3, JavaScript 1.5, JScript 1.0+ Nav2-Nav4, Nav6 IE3+ Page 634, first paragraph on page, add following sentence to end: The second argument is an <option/> which the first agrument will precede, or null to indicate appending the first argument to the end of this. Page 636, last sentence on page: Listing 25.9 demonstrates one way for an HTMLOptionElement object to have itself removed from its parent select box. Page 655, last line on page: [var x =] HTMLInputElement.defaultValue [= defstring] Page 659, under tablndex header, add line above syntax: Types of inputs supported: button, checkbox, file, password, radio, reset, submit, text Page 703, second line under hreflang header: Nav6, IE6+ Page 706, first line under outertext header: JScript4.0+ Page 708, paragraph above shape header, last sentence: For browsers prior to Netscape 6 and Internet Explorer 5.5, avoid placing spaces, question marks, colons, # characters, and percentage marks in the query-string. Page 724, tabel at bottom of page: Nav4/JavaScript 1.2 <h1>...</h1> JavaScript 1.0+, JScript 1.0+ Nav2+, IE3+ Listing demonstrates one way for an HTMLOptionElement object to have itself removed from its parent select box. [var x =] HTMLInputElement.defaultValue [= defstring] Nav6, IE6 JScript3.0+ For browsers prior to Netscape 6 and Internet Explorer 5.5, avoid placing spaces, question marks, colons, # characters, characters in the query-string. Nav4/JavaScript 1.2 <h1>...</h1>

20 <h2>...</h2> <h3>...</h3> <h4>...</h4> <h5>...</h5> <h6>...</h6> Page 734, tabel at top of page, third line <h2>...</h2> <h3>...</h3> <h4>...</h4> <h5>...</h5> <h6>...</h6> var x = new Layer(width) var x = new Layer(width) Page 768, table header at top of page: HTMLQuoteElement Interface / <q>...</q> Page 768, table at top of page, lines 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14: <quote>...</quote> <quote>...</quote> <quote>...</quote> <quote>...</quote> <quote>...</quote> <quote>...</quote> document.createelement("quote") Page 768, note, last line: Block Text Element (blockquote), Inline Text Element (quote) Page 768, last paragraph on page, add following sentence at end: Similarly, <q>...<.q> defines an inline quote. Page 779, caution, fifth sentence: Third is an optional table foot section, followed by optional table HTMLQuoteElement Interface / <q>...</q> /<blockquote>...</blockquote> <q>...</q> <q>...</q> <q>...</q> <q>...</q> <q>...</q> <q>...</q> document.createelement("q") Block Text Element (blockquote), Inline Text Element (q) Fourth is an optional table foot section, followed by

21 body sections. optional table body sections. Page 790, first line under item header: JavaScript_1.5,JScript 3.0+ JavaScript 1.5,JScript 3.0+ Page 790, under item header, second line under syntax: var x = HTMLTableElement.rows.item('idstring'[,optionalIndex]) var x = HTMLTableElement.rows.item('idstring'[,optionalIndex]) Page 790, first line under length header: JavaScript_1.5,JScript 3.0+ JavaScript 1.5,JScript 3.0+ Page 855, first line under name header: JavaScript_1.5,JScript_3.0+ JavaScript 1.5,JScript 3.0+ Page 860, first line under nohref: JavaScript 1.5,JScript_3.0 JavaScript 1.5,JScript 3.0 Page 861, first line under target header: JavaScript 1.5,JScript_3.0 JavaScript 1.5,JScript 3.0 Page 938, sentence preceding ctrlleft header: The ctrlkey property of Event objects reflects, for user interface events, whether the Alt key on a Windows keyboard was pressed when the event fires. Page 956, first line under Syntax: EventObject.initUIEvent(type, bubblebool, cancelbool, window, detailarg) Page 956, second-to-last bullet on the page, first sentence: The fourth argument (window) in considered a "view" of the event. Page 971, Note at top of page: Future versions of Netscape (such as 6.5, based on Mozilla 1.0) will revert tot he Netscape 4.x window.onerror behavior for error tracking. The ctrlkey property of Event objects reflects, for user interface events, whether the CTRL or Control key on a Windows keyboard was pressed when the event fires. EventObject.initUIEvent(type, bubblebool, cancelbool, view, detailarg) The fourth argument (view) in considered a "view" of the event. Future versions of Netscape (such as 7.0, based on Mozilla 1.0) may revert tot he Netscape 4.x

22 revert tot he Netscape 4.x window.onerror behavior for error tracking. Page 1086, Listing 36.6, line 22: window.onerror behavior for error tracking. <math:mi>bx</math:mi> <math:mi>b</math:mi><math:mi>x<math:mi> This errata sheet is intended to provide updated technical information. Spelling and grammar misprints are updated during the reprint process, but are not listed on this errata sheet.